So many of my peers seem like they expect birth to be inherently traumatic and disempowering and I want to show that it doesn't have to be that way. I realized that my fear around showing my breasts was due to some patriarchal ideas that I was still holding onto - that my naked body is somehow 'bad' or should be hidden. I believe that those sexist ideas are a part of the problem our country has around birth when the truth is that my body, all women's bodies, are effing amazing!

I love this sweet, calm, peaceful time with first time parents. There is so much juxtaposition of emotion while they plan for the unknown, peacefully ease the anxiety, patiently wait while counting down the minutes, trusting but desperately wanting to know.